Cycle-stand



(No Model.) T. W. PATTON.

CYCLE STAND.

Patented Aug. 10, 1897.

WITNESSES UNITED STATES,

PATENT OFFICE.-

THOMAS W. PATTON, OF BRISTOL, PENNSYLVANIA.

CYC LE-STAN D.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 587,856, dated August 10, 1897.

Application filed September 5, 1896. Serial No. 605,045. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

I Be it known that I, THOMAS W. PATTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bristol, in the county of Bucks and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Cycle-Stand, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in bicycle-stands, and has for its object to provide a cheap, simple, and effective device which when adjusted will serve the purpose of holding upright a bicycle and retaining the same in position until again needed for use and which may be quickly folded into a small compass, thereby adapting it for ready storage or shipment.

Another feature of my improvement is that a memorandum-board is provided upon which various price-lists or bills-of-fare may be inscribed, or this board may be utilized for other advertising purposes.

With these ends in View this invention consists in the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and then specifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains may understand how to make and use the same, its construction and operation will now'be described in detail, referring to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a stand made in accordance with my improvement; Fig. 2, an end view thereof; Fig. 3, a section at the line a x of Fig. 1; Fig. 4, a View similar to Fig. 2, showing the stand folded; Fig. 5, a section at the line y of Fig. 1, and Fig. 6 a central vertical section of a slightly-modified form of stand.

In carrying out my invention as here embodied I provide two rectangular frames A and B, which are similar to each other in' all respects and are pivotedat C and D to the lower rail E of the board F, said board also having an upper rail G, which forms the top of the stand.

The upper ends of the frames A and B are beveled, as indicated at H, so that when they are adjusted to the position shown in Figs. 2 and 3 these beveled surfaces abut against each oth er, thereby li miting the outward movement of the frames and permitting them to serve as legs for the support of the stand, and when in this position the upper ends of the frames pass beneath the top rail G of the board.

Gross-bars I and J of the frames A and B, respectively, are notched, as indicated at K, to approximately the shape of a bicycle-tire in cross-section, and the lower rail E of the board has a number of pegs L secured therein, so as to project downward, and the spaces between these pegs correspond with the notches K, so that to place and retain a bicycle within the stand it is only necessary to pass one of' the wheels thereof between two of the pegs, while the lower portion of said wheel rests in one of the notches, the center of the wheel being inside of the bar, which will prevent its moving backward. The distance between the lower rail and the cross-bars is approximately'that of the diameter of the ordinary bicycle-wheel. 7

As before stated, the board F may be utilized as a memorandum or advertising surface.

The principal advantage of my improvement is its simplicity and cheapness of man ufacture and the fact that it can be folded into a small compass for storage or shipment and yet when adjusted for use will be sufficiently rigid to support a number of bicycles.

As shown in Fig. 5, it is preferable that the beveled ends of the frames A and B be rabbeted, so as to bear against the board when adjusted, thus serving as a support for said board and making the device more rigid;

In the modification shown in Fig. 6 the frames M are pivoted, as indicated at N in dotted lines, to the lower rail of the board in the same manner as that just described, but these frames are arranged to spread to a greater distance at their lower ends, and in order that the bicycle-wheel may have a bearing upon the inside of the stand and yet not be compelled to reach from one cross-bar O to the other I provide a cross-bar P, to which is pivoted the links Q, arranged to pass their center line when the cross-bar I is in contact with the ground, and this last-named crossbar is notched to correspond with the notches in the cross-bars 0, so that when a wheel is passed over one of the last-named bars it will come in contact with the cross-bar P and rest in one of the notches formed therein, which,

in conjunction with the notch in which it rests in one of the cross-bars O and the pegs R,will be held in properposition. The advantage-of this construction is that when the cross-bar P is forced downward into contact with the ground the stand cannot be folded or become collapsed except by a sufficient upward movement of said cross-bar to draw the frames toward each other by the action of the links Q, and this form of construction is especially adapted for use when stands of large size are produced, since it will permit the support-of wheels from either side thereof, even though said wheels are not of a sufficient diameter to reach from one bar over to the other.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and useful is 1. A bicycle-stand consisting of two rectangular frames, said frames having their ends beveled at the top, a board, a top and bottom rail provided on said board, the frames being pivoted to the bottom rail so that the beveled portion of the ends fit together, pegs depending from the bottom rail, a cross-bar extending midway between the frames, links pivoted to the cross-bar and to the ends of the frames, said cross-bar having notches formed therein equal to the number of spaces formed by the pegs, the lower cross-bar of the frames being also notched to correspond to the notches of the first-nam ed cross-bar, substantially as described.

2. A bicycle stand, consisting of two frames, a board having a top and bottom rail, said frames being pivoted to the last-named rail, means for limiting the outward movement of said frames, pegs projecting downward from the lower rail, cross-bars having notches formed therein which correspond to the spaces between the pegs, links Q pivoted to the frames, and a cross-bar P to which said links are pivoted, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

THOMAS W. PATTON.

Witnesses:

' PATRICK J. PATTON, JOHN A. MOGINLEY. 

